Lauderdale Co School Dist Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Clarkdale Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
2. A+ West Lauderdale Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
3. A West Lauderdale High School (High school, meets expectations)
4. A Clarkdale High School (High school, meets expectations)
5. A Southeast Lauderdale Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. B+ Northeast Lauderdale High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. B West Lauderdale Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
8. B- Southeast Lauderdale High School (High school, meets expectations)
9. C+ Northeast Lauderdale Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
10. C- Southeast Lauderdale Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

High schools (4)

• A Clarkdale High School, Meridian
• B+ Northeast Lauderdale High School, Meridian
• B- Southeast Lauderdale High School, Meridian
• A West Lauderdale High School, Collinsville

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• C+ Northeast Lauderdale Middle School, Meridian
• A Southeast Lauderdale Middle School, Meridian
• A+ West Lauderdale Middle School, Collinsville

Elementary and primary schools (4)

• A+ Clarkdale Elementary School, Meridian
• D+ Northeast Lauderdale Elementary, Meridian
• C- Southeast Lauderdale Elementary, Meridian
• B West Lauderdale Elementary School, Meridian

Cities and towns served (2)

• Meridian (9)
• Collinsville (2)

• State: Best schools in Mississippi
• County: Lauderdale County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 5,951 students with 456 full-time-equivalent teachers and 928 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 2802430
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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